Dalton fury is the pen name for the delta force officer who led the covert battle of tora bora, the closet we have ever come to killing bin laden. He was also an advisor on the video game call of duty. He hunted osama bin laden, he breaks into nuclearpower plants. Fury was the highest ranking military officer present at the battle of tora bora, and led the unsuccessful hunt for osama bin laden. Dalton fury was the senior ranking military officer at the battle of tora bora. Described as the center of the romantic universe, bora bora is an alluring destination for couples looking for unique experiences. Feb 01, 2020 the following are excerpts from the book. A delta force commanders account of the hunt for the worlds most wanted man, o. His new york times bestselling delta force series includes black site, tier one wild, full assault mode, and one killer force. In an october 2008 interview on 60 minutes, fury said that his delta force team and cia paramilitary officers traveled to tora bora after the cia had identified bin ladens location. As a delta troop commander he led ninetyone other western special operations commandos and support personnel and helped author, along with some of deltas most talented sergeants, the tactical concept of the operation to hunt and kill bin laden.
The author using a pseudoname was a delta force squadron commander during the tora bora campaign to get usama bin laden by any means. S military forces tried to capture the notorious terrorist osama bin laden. It is based on the book inside delta force by the shows producer eric haney, who is a former delta operator. Using guerilla tactics and deadly ieds to maim and kill as many coalition forces as they could. Fury recounted his experiences in a book, kill bin laden, which. From the battle of tora bora, 10 weeks after 911 to the rescue of helen johnston the book gives a real insight into some fierce firefights and courageous rescue missions delta undertook. His new york times bestselling delta force series includes. The author uses the pseudonym dalton fury and has also written a series of novels about delta. The first eyewitness account of the battle of tora bora, this is also the first book to detail just how close delta force came to capturing bin laden, how close u. Thomas greer, aka dalton fury, elite commandoturned author. This book is another example of how a true event can often be much more compelling than the way a book is written. Delta force in popular culture military wiki fandom.
The officer who led the delta force mission to kill osama bin laden after 911 reveals what really happened in tora bora, afghanistan, when the alqaeda leader narrowly escaped. It details just how close delta force came to capturing bin laden the first time around, how close us bombers and fighter aircraft came to killing him, and exactly why he slipped through the uss fingers. Delta force operators pictured in the tora bora mountains of. The officer who led the armys delta force mission to kill osama bin laden after 911 reveals what really happened in tora bora, afghanistan, when the alqaeda leader narrowly escaped.
Oct 05, 2008 the officer who led the armys delta force mission to kill osama bin laden after 911 reveals what really happened in tora bora, afghanistan, when the alqaeda leader narrowly escaped. S military forces got the news from their intelligence agencies that osama bin laden was hiding in the white mountains of tora bora. I believe this book and this book only gives the most accurate account of what took place in tora bora in december of 2001 and under what conditions they had to work under. He served fifteen of those years in special operations forces where he had the distinct honor of serving with some of the finest human beings in the world.
Furys team proposed an operation to attack bin ladens suspected position from the rear, over the 14,000 foothigh mountain separating tora bora from pakistan. The firsthand account by a commander of the armys tier 1 counter terrorist unit delta force on the operation in the mountains of tora bora near the pakistan border. The book has to do with the formation of delta force, and as with any organization i am sure delta force has changed over time. Delta force during the hunt for laden in the mountains of tora bora. The delta force unit that served in the battle of tora bora. Deputy commander of delta force from june 1990 to july 1991. Delta force also plays a key role in the third season of 24. Like lone survivor, this is an eye witness account of events in afghanistan from the perspective of a member of the special forces, this time delta force. Dalton even served as the ground force commander in the battle of tora bora, in which the u. In his 2008 book, kill bin laden, fury described the following. The former delta force commander who wrote kill bin laden helped set.
Written by dalton fury not his real namea former delta force operator who had tactical command of the team assigned to go into tora bora and eliminate usama. This is the real story of that operation, the first eyewitness account of the battle of tora bora. The cbs television show the unit centers around a fictionalized army special operations unit based on delta force. On december 7, ontheground responsibility for tora bora passed from berntsen to a 37yearold major in the elite and secretive delta force, who would later. Fury recounts the details of the operation to kill or capture osama bin laden in november of 2001. A delta force commanders account of the hunt for the worlds most wanted man duration. As a delta troop commander he led ninetyone other western special operations commandos and support personnel and helped author the operation to hunt and kill bin laden. These 4 books show the inner workings of delta force. The latest book to be written about the super secret delta force is kill bin laden, by dalton fury, which is the pseudonym of a former delta force troop commander. Apr 26, 2017 the battle of tora bora was fought december 1217, 2001, during the war in afghanistan 20012014. This is the true story of one delta force commanders hunt to.
This is the real story of the operation, the first eyewitness account of the battle of tora bora, and the first book to detail just how close delta force came to capturing bin laden, how close u. As a delta troop commander, he helped author the operation to hunt and kill bin laden. A former delta force commander, using the pen name dalton fury, who fought at tora bora, wrote that bin laden. Served with delta force as squadron commander during operation urgent fury in 1983. As the onetime delta force commander dalton fury puts it in his new. Dec 30, 2009 on december 7, ontheground responsibility for tora bora passed from berntsen to a 37yearold major in the elite and secretive delta force, who would later write a memoir using the pen name. This is the real story of the operation, the first eyewitness account of the battle of tora bora, and the first book to detail just how close delta force came to. He served as ground force commander during the battle of tora bora. You need to know what happened at tora bora, and this great book will tell you. The battle of tora bora was fought december 1217, 2001, during the war in afghanistan 20012014. Delta force during the hunt for laden in the mountains of. Kill bin laden kill bin laden a delta force commanders account of the hunt for the worlds most wanted man dalton fury the views expressed are those of the author and do not. The expectation was that fighters, as in the case of tora bora several months earlier, would flee in the face of an.
Aug 10, 2015 the book shows the inner workings of delta force on the ground conducting operations. A former delta force commander, using the pen name dalton fury, who fought at tora bora, wrote that bin laden escaped into pakistan on or around december 16, 2001. Mar, 2020 while delta operators surely know how to advise and work with foreign guerrilla groups, like they did during operations in tora bora in afghanistan, thats not their main funtion like it is for. Thomas greer, an author and who wrote a series of books under the pen name. He was the senior commanding officer at the battle of tora bora in 2001 and wrote the book kill bin laden. Fury has previously published two novels about kolt raynor, a maverick delta force commander turned maverick mercenary. As a delta troop commander he led ninetyone other western special operations commandos and support personnel and helped author, along with some of delta s most talented sergeants, the tactical concept of the operation to hunt and kill bin laden. Published on oct 5, 2008 the officer who led the armys delta force mission to kill osama bin laden after 911 reveals what really happened in tora bora, afghanistan, when the alqaeda leader. Kill bin laden offers a thrilling boots on the ground narrative of the hunt for ubl in the tora bora region of eastern afghanistan in december 2001.
After one these broadcasts, a delta force team observed 50 men. Jul 20, 2015 delta force operators pictured in the tora bora mountains of afghanistan 2001. Its units included the delta force team on the scene at tora bora. This guy furys men are the realdeal delta force operators. Tora bora was an extremely difficult region to assault with steep terrain with many excellent defensive positions along the limited infiltration routes.
Since its first illfated desert claw mission in 1979, delta or the unit as. The operators work with local forces to hunt through the tora bora mountains and are able to listen in on bin ladens communications before ultimately losing him. Delta were flown to bagram airbase, afghanistan, by 2 afsoc mc combat talons. Simply by chance, as a delta force troop commander, he served as the ground force commander during the battle of tora bora. In the planning phase of the operation, the commander of delta force, ltc pete blaber ruled out any helicopter. He told his tale of that mission in the book kill bin laden, which went on to become a national bestseller. This book was about the unit being dispatched into tora bora on the hunt for bin laden. More information find this pin and more on military heroes by.
Luxury resorts dot the island with overwater bungalows, thatchedroof villas, polynesian spas, gourmet restaurants and a fabled ambiance. The perspective is that of delta force commander dalton fury pseudonym, whose men advanced against al qaeda positions in the tora bora range. A delta force operator on how to shield your home and. A delta force commanders account of the hunt for t. Full assault mode, his third kolt raynor book, comes out in may. Beckwith includes information about his two tours in viet nam and the use of special forces. Interviews tora bora delta force commander and author dalton fury. Nov 14, 2016 4 key differences between the green berets and delta force the armys 1st special forces operational detachment delta or delta force or cag for combat applications group or whatever its latest code name might be is one of the best door kickingunits in the world. It was decided to commit delta force to the hunt for bin laden.